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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER, 
[ July 15, 1880. 
rose family, not the least desirable of which I consid#r this little 
favourite. The cheapness of many of those hardy annuals I am 
afraid makes them less appreciated than they deserve.—W. J. M., 
Clonmel. 
THE ROYAL CALEDONIAN HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY’S SUMMER SHOW.— July 7th. 
Notwithstanding the fact of the Council allocating the largest 
share of the prizes to their spring and autumn meetings, the Exhi¬ 
bition held in the Waverley Market, Edinburgh, on the above date 
compared favourably with the shows of those more highly favoured 
seasons. The vast market was quite as well filled as usual, the 
nurserymen of Edinburgh and neighbourhood helping greatly in the 
furnishing thereof. The Lawson Seed and Nursery Company had, 
as has been their practice at previous shows, quite a garden of several 
large beds formed at the west end of the building. Most of the beds 
were filled with dwarf Coniferse and shrubs of a similar nature in 
pots, the large centre bed, however, being laid out in a gayer fashion 
and arranged altogether with much taste. Large Humeas, Palms, 
&c., were lightly dotted over the main portion of the bed, a ground¬ 
work being furnished with plants of a decorative size, consisting of 
Zonal Pelargoniums, Heliotropes, &c., a broad margin of the same 
class of plants finishing off the outer edges. The Messrs. Ireland and 
Thomson, Craigleith Nurseries, exhibited a table of decorative stove 
plants, such as the newer Crotons, Dracrenas, Bertolonias, Marantas, 
&c., interspersed with Roses in pots, Begonias, and other flowering 
plants, also a number of fine cut Roses, a good collection of Del¬ 
phiniums in variety, English Irises, and other hardy cut flowers. Mr. 
Robertson Munro of Piershill had a table as usual devoted entirely 
to new. or rare hardy flowers. Noticeable were such as Androsace 
chamaejasme, Asperula cynanchica, the small Campanula hederacea, 
and Pentstemon heterophylla. Messrs. T. Methven & Sons, Leith 
Walk, furnished a large table mainly with a bright lot of the best 
decorative Pelargoniums and Begonias. Underneath, the front of the 
staging was filled with East Lothian Stocks and various Ferns inter¬ 
mixed, the whole being edged with a line of Selaginella Kraussiana. 
Close to these Messrs. Downie & Laird, West Coates, presented an 
arrangement which had for its back line a large display of fine Palms 
and Tree Ferns, the front being filled-in with a miscellaneous col¬ 
lection of ordinary decorative plants. Splendid collections of cut 
Pyrethrum blooms, Pansies, and Violas, with spikes of Delphinium in 
large variety, and some two or three dozen varieties of early-flowering 
Phloxes, added greatly to the general effect of this table. 'Somewhat 
similar and even more effective was the table of Messrs. Dickson and 
Co., Waterloo Place. The centre of this table had some tall well- 
grown Tree Ferns, in front of and underneath which choice stove 
and greenhouse plants were effectively arranged. All round the 
outer margin of the table were placed stands of such plants as 
Mimulus seedlings of a large and fine strain, seedling double Poten- 
tillas in great variety of colour, a large boxful of cutting Pinks, in¬ 
cluding such good sorts as Napoleon III., White Queen, Robusta, 
the common Pink, white Mule Pinks, &o., large collections of bedding 
Violas both seedlings and named sorts in all shades of possible 
colours, Show and Fancy Pansies, with cut blooms of English Iris, 
&c. But the unique table in the Exhibition was doubtless that 
furnished from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Inverleith Row. This con¬ 
sisted in the main of Nepenthes, Droseras, Sarracenias, and other in¬ 
sectivorous plants. Especially remarkable were Nepenthes Hookeriana, 
N. Sedeni, N. zeylanica rubra, N. hybrida maculata ; Sarracenias flava, 
purpurea, Chelsoni, Drummondi, and variolaris ; Darlingtonia cali- 
fornica with large seed pods ; Cephalotis follicularis, and Dionaea mus- 
cipula ; Drosera spathulata and dichotoma, both in flower ; and the 
allied Drosophyllum lusitanicum. Amongst Orchids were various 
Stanhopeas, and a large panful of Disa grandiflora with sixteen spikes. 
There was also a good plant of the rare Agave Victoria Regina. 
Of Trichomanes reniforme and other Filmy Ferns. New alpine plants 
were represented by Gentiana ornata, Dianthus eximius, a cross be¬ 
tween D. alpinus and D. deltoides—a fine rock plant. 
Turning now to the more prominent classes in the gardeners’ section 
some large and well-flowered specimens were noted in the first-prize 
collections of stove and greenhouse plants exhibited by Mr. John 
Paterson, Millbank, his specimens of Erica ventricosa alba, Aphe- 
lexis spectabilis, and Dracophyllum gracile being especially large and 
fine. Mr. Paterson and Mr. J. Reed, Canaan Bank, also staged good 
collections of foliage plants. The class for the best table of plants 
20 feet by 5 feet was chiefly remarkable by the first-prize contribu¬ 
tion of Mr. Spence, Oswald Road, containing a mass of Cattleya 
Mossise nearly 4 feet across, and having over fifty blooms open. The 
Orchids did not form a large display; Mr. McGregor, gardener to 
C. Walker, Esq., Braxfield, Lanark, taking the first prizes for one and 
two Orchids respectively with a large piece of Odontoglossum Alex¬ 
andra with three long spikes, and a six-spiked piece of the above, 
and a good example of 0. vexillarium. For six exotic Ferns Mr. 
Paul, Gilmore Place, occupied the leading position with three grand 
and healthy Gleichenias, good plants of Adiantum Flemingii and 
Williamsii, and a large plant of Microlepia hirta cristata. Many 
tables were bright with Petunias, Gloxinias, Carnations, &c. 
Roses.—The centre of attraction was those staged by Mr. Hugh 
Dickson, Belfast, in the nurserymen’s class for thirty-six and eighteen 
buds respectively, and for which he was awarded first prizes. The 
most noteworthy blooms in these stands were Constantin Tretiakoff, 
Pierre Canot, Paul Jamain, Marie Finger, Elie Morel, Marie Baumann, 
Duchesse de Vallombrosa, Prince of Wales, Antoine Ducher, Frangois 
Michelon, Beauty of Waltham, La France, Duke of Wellington, Ovid, 
Carriere, and La Coquette (Hybrid Tea). In both classes Mr. Smith, 
Stranraer, occupied the second position with stands of very good 
blooms, but lacking the freshness and vigour of the Belfast champions. 
In the classes devoted to gardeners no noteworthy collections were 
staged, the Tea Roses being more especially deficient. 
The Fruit classes were especially well filled_ as a rule, the number 
of bunches of Grapes staged being very much above the average of 
the summer shows. For a collection of six dishes of fruit, distinct, 
Mr. Johnston, gardener to Earl Strathmore, Glamis Castle, and Mr. 
McKelvie, gardener to the Duke of Roxburgh, Broxmouth Park, 
alone staged collections, the prizes going in the order named. Mr. 
Johnston’s stands contained good Grapes, Melon, Brown Turkey 
Figs, large Sulhampstead Peaches, Elruge Nectarines, and Vicomtesse 
de Thury Strawberries. Mr. Boyd, gardener to W. Forbes, Esq., 
Callander Park, Falkirk, and Mr. McKinnon, gardener to Viscount 
Melville, Melville Castle, were first and second respectively for Black 
Hamburghs, both very fine; Mr. Boyd was also first with grand 
Muscat Hamburghs, for any other black Grapes Mr. McKinnon 
being second. The only good white Grapes were from Mr. Mac- 
onachie, The Gardens, Alexandria, the sort being Buckland Sweet¬ 
water, and extra fine. Mr. Boyd was deservedly awarded a special 
prize for four fine bunches of Grapes consisting of Black Ham¬ 
burgh, Pope’s Hamburgh, Frankenthal, and Muscat Hamburgh. 
The best Peaches were from Mr. Johnston ; the best Nectarines from 
Mr. McKelvie, very fine ; the best Melon from Mr. R. P. Brotherston, 
gardener to theEarl of Haddington, Tyninghame ; the best four dishes 
of Strawberries from Mr. J. Young, gardener to Earl of Breadalbane, 
Taymouth Castle ; the best single dish from Mr. Corsac, Linlithgow ; 
Mr. Anderson, gardener to Earl of Stair, Oxenford, being first for 
Figs. 
Vegetables were largely represented, as many as nine collections 
being staged. The judging of these was not very satisfactory, Mr. 
G. Potter, gardener to W. Laidlay, Esq., Seacliff, being first with 
collection. 
Certificates were granted to Mr. H. Dickson, Belfast, for Begonia 
Dicksonii; to Mr. Gray, Eglington Castle, for Viola alba compacta ; 
to Mr. John Mackenzie for white Petunia Countess of Rosebery ; 
and to Mr. John Wright, Prestonpans, for a seedling Gooseberry. 
Mi-. Anderson, nurseryman, Meadowbank, had a special prize awarded 
for a small collection of Orchids, and Mr. Paul, Paisley, a similar- 
award for a fine collection of cut Pinks. 
NEW AND CHOICE PLANTS.—No. 2. 
Continuing my remarks from page 354 of the last volume I 
select the following as especially worthy of notice :— 
Hibiscus sciiizopetalus (Veitch).—This plant is regarded 
by the authorities as a variety of the well-known H. rosa sinensis, 
but it is so remarkably distinct in general appearance that few 
ordinary observers would consider it as so nearly related to that 
species. The flowers are pendulous on slender peduncles, the 
petals being deeply cut or laciniated somewhat in the style of 
the Clarkias. The united filaments of the stamens closely sur¬ 
round the style, and the latter projects about 2 inches beyond the 
corolla, terminating in five divisions. The colour of the petals is 
a brilliant orange red ; and although the flowers, like those of 
other Hibiscuses, are of short duration, yet the plant is both at¬ 
tractive and interesting. It is a native of east tropical Africa, 
where it was found by the Rev. J. A. Lamb, from whom Messrs. 
Veitch obtained their plants. It was exhibited at one of the 
Royal Horticultural Society’s meetings early in the present year, 
and was honoured with a first-class certificate. It requires 
similar culture to its congener. [For the engraving of this plant 
on the opposite page we are indebted to Messrs. Veitch.] 
Anthubium AndreAnum (Linden).—On April the 13th last a 
specimen of this remarkable Anthurium from M. Linden’s nursery, 
Ghent, was exhibited at the Royal Horticultural Society’s meet¬ 
ing and attracted considerable attention, as it did when first 
exhibited at Ghent on the 4th of that month. Of a large genus 
it is undoubtedly one of the most distinct species, and while of 
great interest to the botanist it also deserves the attention of those 
who appreciate ornamental qualities more than mere peculiarities 
of structure. It is a native of Colombia, where M. Andrd (after 
whom it is named) first discovered plants growing in an epiphytal 
manner on some Ficuses in the State of Cauca. That was in 1876, 
and about forty plants were despatched to Europe, and in the 
following year further supplies of the plant were obtained and 
forwarded to France, these being secured by M. Linden in 1878. 
The chief peculiarity of the plants is in the spathes, which are 
